Switzerland has decided to restrict the granting of protection status (Status S) to Ukrainian refugees from seven western oblasts of Ukraine starting 1 November.

Italy has called for a ceasefire in all wars during the Winter Olympic Games, which will take place in February 2026 in the north of the country.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on US President Donald Trump's remarks that a decision to supply Kyiv with Tomahawk missiles has been made to some extent, said that it is necessary to wait for more specific statements from Washington regarding the provision of cruise missiles to Ukraine.

Ukraine and Lithuania have signed a memorandum to strengthen cooperation in the protection of critical infrastructure.

EU member states have agreed to impose restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats within the European Union in response to the growing number of sabotage attempts often led by spies operating under diplomatic cover.

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has said that the COVID-19 pandemic affected Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine.

Thomas Ahrenkiel, Director of the Danish Defence Intelligence Service, said that Russia is waging a hybrid war against Denmark to stop its support for Ukraine.

A performance by Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko in the Romania city of Cluj-Napoca has been cancelled due to a campaign by the Embassy of Ukraine and Romanian activists.

German investigators are looking into whether unidentified drones that were flying in the north of the country in September are linked to a vessel from Russia's shadow fleet.

Ukraine and the US plan to conclude a drone deal under which Kyiv will share its combat-tested drone technology with Washington in exchange for royalties or other forms of compensation. The deal could be worth billions of dollars.

The US government shutdown has put the possibility of weapons talks between Ukraine and America in Washington this week in doubt.

At the European Political Community summit, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has joked with French President Emmanuel Macron and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Copenhagen about US President Donald Trump's claim of ending a war that never existed.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has decided to establish a platform for dialogue between the Assembly and "Russian democratic forces in exile".

On Wednesday 15 October, the United Kingdom and Germany will convene a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group (also known as the Ramstein group) at NATO headquarters.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in Copenhagen for a European Political Community meeting at the Bella Center on 2 October.